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| Audioquest William Tell vs Obsidian No experience with Obsidian, but, I too, auditioned the William Tell's and agree with you. In fact, I bought a set for both of my systems.The new cables by Garth are amazing, and are worth the money-though I some might be put off by the price.I th... | |
| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k There is an Atmasphere S-30 for sale here. It seems to be fully decked out and seller is asking $4K. You might be able to get a few bucks off.Though a bit more than your budget, I can only say it would be my first choice.Bob | |
| New DAC, Ayre QX-5 vs Moon 680D, suggestions? If I were you, I would opt for the most current Ayre DAC technology (-if it is within your budget).That being said, the new QB-9 Twenty or QX-8 would be my recommendation. (BTW- Ayre is having an upgrade promo for the QB-9. If you can score a used... | |
| Grounding with a Earth box? @cakyol,Incorrect.Ground lifting and grounding boxes are two different things.Though I am not versed as to how the other manufacturers connect their equipment, I do know that the CAD unit uses an unused input to connect to the grounding box. This ... | |
| Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal??? My 2 cents:Stay with Time/Phase aligned speakers.Those Thiel's are nice.Bob | |
| Atma-Sphere Owners, MP-3 Upgrade @clio09 , Did you notice any difference between the Caddock upgrade and stock- Assuming you upgraded.B | |
| Atma-Sphere Owners, MP-3 Upgrade @rsf507 .The whole point of the Caddock resistors is attaining that subtle nudge to 'perfection'.Is it worth the money'? - is a question that only an owner can decide.As I said, I own the Ayre KX-R. It can be upgraded to Twenty status, but that wi... | |
| Any way to listen to wav or high bit files with anything approaching audiophile sound? @soulgoober ,Sorry you have so many negative comments on you thread. It seems some people cannot help themselves and just post anything that comes into their heads.PM me if you want information regarding streaming.Bob | |
| Atma-Sphere Owners, MP-3 Upgrade @pstores ,Oh yeah, I forgot it was you who sold it to me.🤣Well, at least that is one thing that I don't need to upgrade.I do recall you mentioning the Caddock resistors when I was having Ralph build my MP-1, but I demurred, as I wanted to see how ... | |
| Grounding with a Earth box? @OP,I have auditioned grounding units, though not the one you reference.I listened to the CAD ground control at Audioconnection, and both I and ctsooner noticed a significant change in the background. It just seemed 'blacker', and you could make o... | |
| Atma-Sphere Owners, MP-3 Upgrade @pstores,Thanks for posting that.I will probably have my MP-1 upgraded now. I should have done it when I had it made, but just wanted to hear the difference between the MP-3 and MP-1.Compared to my Ayre KX-R, the MP-1 was a little less refined in ... | |
| Right speakers for big room limited to small room placement options Vandersteen Quatro's or Kento's would be my pick.B | |
| Looking for someone to build me grill covers for KEF LS50 metas Why not just put up a small fence around the speakers?I use them for my dogs. Amazon sells some nice wooden ones that fold and can be moved easily.B | |
| McCormacks -- For lovers and investors Buy a non working unit and send it to SMcAudio.Pat and Steve will use the case and replace all the innards.So, basically you are getting a new amp at a fraction of the cost of buying new.B | |
| Ayre Acoustics MXR-Twenty and KX-5 Twenty owners... I own the Codex and have bought the upgraded QB-9 Twenty. It is a definite upgrade.I think the QX-8 is the only other model that comes close to the QB-9I have no experience with the Chord, as I find Ayre components to work so well. I did use a num... |